Probing Question: Are Boys Really Better at Math than Girls?
May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news by Chris Tachibana:
In 1992, Mattel sparked a nationwide debate about math and gender when the company released "Teen Talk Barbie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie)." Among the doll's 270 phrases were "Math class is tough!" (often misquoted as "Math is hard"), along with "Will we ever have enough clothes?" and "I love shopping!" In response t . . .
In 1992, Mattel sparked a nationwide debate about math and gender when the company released "Teen Talk Barbie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie)." Among the doll's 270 phrases were "Math class is tough!" (often misquoted as "Math is hard"), along with "Will we ever have enough clothes?" and "I love shopping!" In response t . . .